The "Changjiang Scholar" Professorship Award, the Ministry of Education, China, 2016
Distinguished Lecturer by American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), 2014.
Invited Participant for 2010 US Frontiers of Engineering (US FOE) Symposium and Invited Organizer for 2011 US FOE Symposium by National Academy of Engineering of US
Research Development Award, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder, May, 2010
Distinguished Service Award (DSA) of American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), May, 2010
William Mong Visiting Research Fellowship in Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, 2009
2008 Best Paper Award, International Journal of Building Simulation, 2009
Sustainability Award of Green Faculty, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2008
The Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation Project Award, 2007
Young Researcher Award, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2007
Presidential Fellowship, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999–2003
Grant-in-Aid Fellowship, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), 2001
Martin Family Society of Fellows for Sustainability, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000
Professional Affiliations
International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ)
International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA)
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
US Green Building Council (USGBC)
Interests
Computational Fluid Dynamics and its Applications in Building and Environment
Heat Transfer and Energy Analysis of Building Systems
Building Indoor Environment Quality: Thermal Comfort and Indoor Air Quality
Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) Systems
Building Vulnerability and Safety
Renewable Energy and Sustainable Building Design
Latest Publications
Zhai Z and Liu X. 2016. Sensitivity Analysis of the Probability-Based Inverse Modeling Method for Indoor Contaminant Tracking. International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies, DOI: 10.1093/ijlct/ctw019.
Wang H and Zhai Z. 2016. Advances in Building Simulation and Computational Techniques: A Review between 1987 and 2014. Energy and Buildings, 128: 319–335.
Zhai Z. 2016. Breathing Wall: Concept and Thermal Performance. Cityscape: A Journal of Policy Development and Research, 18(2): 203-208.
Tong Y, Zhai Z, Wang C, Zhou B, Niu X. 2016. Possibility of Using Roof Openings for Natural Ventilation in a Shallow Urban Road Tunnel. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 54: 92-101.
Xue Y, Liu W, Zhai Z. 2016. New Semi-Lagrangian-Based PISO Method for Fast and Accurate Indoor Environment Modeling. Building and Environment, 105: 236–244.
Chang Y, Zhang Q, Zhai Z. 2016. Numerical Simulation of the Filtration Process in Fibrous Filters Using CFD-DEM Method. Journal of Aerosol Science, 101: 174–187.
Youssef AMA, Zhai Z, Reffat RM. 2016. Genetic Algorithm Based Optimization for Photovoltaics Integrated Building Envelope. Energy and Buildings, 127: 627–636.
Feng Qi, Zhai Z, Dang G. 2016. Building Height Estimation Using Google Earth. Energy and Buildings, 118: 123–132.
Chen X, Zhang Q, Zhai Z. 2016. Energy Saving Potential of a Ventilation System with a Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage Unit under Different Climatic Conditions. Energy and Buildings, 118: 339–349.
Previtali JM and Zhai Z. 2016. A Taxonomy of Vernacular Architecture. Energy and Buildings, 110: 71–78.
